Skimming-ladle.



1. L. JONES;

SKIMMING LADLE.

.APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19. 1912.

1,145,422. Patented July 6, 1915.

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invrann STATES PATENT oEEioE JESSE L. JONES, 0F WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEO. L. CURTISS (30., OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SKIMMING-LAIDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1915.

Application filed November 19, 1912. 7 Serial No. 732,394.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEssE L. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of VVilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skimming-Ladles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to an improved ladle for handling molten metal, and has for its object the provision of a device of this character having means for skimming the contents so that pure metal, free of impurities and oxidized portions, may be poured and the accidental spilling of the contents prevented.

A further object is to provide a ladle of very simple and economical construction for accomplishing these objects.

In the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the ladle; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the ladle bowl; Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a modified form of ladle; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the bowl of the ladle shown in Fig. 3.

In the embodiment of the invention Figs. 1 and 2, 1 indicates the bowl of the ladle having the usual spout 2 and handle 3. The latter may be formed integral with the bowl or welded thereto as desired. In order that the contents of the ladle may not be spilled to any considerable extent by rough handling, I provide above the ordinary rim of the ladle bowl an annular extension 4 which likewise may be formed integral with or welded to the bowl proper. This extension or lip may have substantially the same curvature as the bowl, so that its upper edge will overlie more or less the surface of the molten metal within the bowl. This lip also extends across the spout 2, so that while permitting the necessary free pouringof the metal, it will prevent any considerable portion of the contents from spilling out even through the spout when the ladle is roughly handled. In addition to possessing the function of preventing accidental spilling of the contents of the bowl, this extension or lip provides means for skimming impurities and oxidized portions of the metal off that portion of the molten metal which is being poured through the spout. To effect this, the ladle may be turned sharply to bring the surface of the metal above the spout opening so that the metal will be poured from the mass of pure metal below the surface, the lip or extension forming a dam to keep back impurities and oxidized portions of the metal on the surface.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 the bowl 1 having the usual spout 2 and handle 3 has at its rim an inturned flange 5 which serves the same purpose as theupstanding lip or extension 4 in the form shown in Fig. 1. This form of in vention, however, is not as effective for preventing spilling and for skimming. as the preferred embodiment shown in the first two figures.

What I claim is:

1. A ladle comprising a bowl having a spout and handle, said bowl having an annular inturned lip at its rim extending transversely above the lip of the spout completely around the bowl to prevent accidental spilling of the metal and to permit the pouring of pure metal free of impurities and oxidized portions on the surface.

2. A ladle comprising a bowl having a spout and handle, said bowl having an annular extension at its rim continued in the vertical curvature of the bowl extending transversely above the lip of the spout completely around the bowl to prevent accidental spilling. of the metal and to permit the pouring of pure metal free of impurities and oxidized portions on the surface.

In testimony whereof, I the said JEssE L.

JoNEs have hereunto set my hand.

JESSE L. JONES.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. TOTTEN, JOHN F. WILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing. the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

